Tag: pollution
Humans are killing helpful insects in hundreds of ways − simple...
Christopher Halsch, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Eliza Grames, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Stripping federal protection for clean water harms just about everyone, especially...
Jeremy Orr, Michigan State University
Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could...
Revoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies...
Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law & Graduate School
Most of the United States’ major climate regulations are underpinned by one...
What’s that microplastic? Advances in machine learning are making identifying plastics...
Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan
Microplastics – the tiny particles of plastic shed when litter breaks down – are...
Flowers grown floating on polluted waterways can help clean up nutrient...
Jazmin Locke-Rodriguez, Florida International University and Krishnaswamy Jayachandran, Florida International University
Flowers grown on inexpensive floating platforms can help...
Tiny water-walking bugs provide scientists with insights on how microplastics are...
Andrew Dickerson, University of Tennessee
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that can cause big problems when they enter the...
Pollution from coal power plants contributes to far more deaths than...
Lucas Henneman, George Mason University
Air pollution particles from coal-fired power plants are more harmful to human health than...
New class of recyclable polymer materials could one day help reduce...
Katherine Harry, Colorado State University and Emma Rettner, Colorado State University
Hundreds of millions of tons of single-use plastic...
EXPLORING NATURE
If it looks like a dire wolf, is it a dire...
Elay Shech, Auburn University
Biotech company Colossal Biosciences made headlines in April 2025 after claiming it had “successfully restored...
